One of the best things about this scene is the fact Stay Puft wasn't in the movie trailer at all so it was a total surprise. These days with every movie having about a dozen trailers you can pretty much plot out the entire movie by watching them.
What’s hilarious is a Ghostbusters comic confirmed that Ray did think of the most harmless thing, and that giving Gozer the body of Stay Puft meant it was slow and heavy, and unable to do a lot of damage
“I’m terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.” That line just hits different when the most intelligent member of the group is the one saying it.
Also like the lore detail they added about how Gozer’s forever stuck in the Stay Puft form until he manages to destroy Earth’s dimensional plane. So it’s funny self-punishment for the Destroyer.
‘Sorry Venkman…I’m terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.’ God bless Harold Ramis. What an absolutely brilliant scene. Imagine seeing that on the pages of the script and then actually delivering it with this degree of success. An iconic scene from an iconic, lightning in a bottle movie.
@@michaelbarriga1107 didn't bother me and I was 14 in 1998 when I saw this on comedy central at the time loved this scene it's my favorite part of the movie 📼
I thought that was just a fixed expression because he was marshmallow. Then I saw him angry when he got zapped. Which means Gozer was genuinely walking along at the start going 😄
R.I.P. Harold Ramis (Egon), Paddy Edwards (Voice of Gozer) and Ivan Reitman (Director, Producer, Voice of Slimer and Zuul). You will never be forgotten
Slavitza Jovan who played Gozer was Yugoslavian and Bill Murray joked about her pronounciation of ''Choose And Perish as he said it sounded like Jews and Berries so Paddy Edwards voiced Gozer
@mm43501 yes you get the point: it is a punchline, and an epic line in both an adventure, and in an horror movie’s scene. What an unique and irresistible combination it was!
“It’s the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man” Probably one of the most simple, funniest and most iconic lines in cinematic history. It’s the way Dan Aykroyd delivers it 😂😂😂
@@isaiahwalking means he's out of his mind with fear . Usually he would be capable to think calm and rational , but stay puft and his readings has totally unnerved him . 😱
"We've been going about this all wrong. This Mr. Stay Puft is ok, he's a Sailor, he's in New York. We get this guy laid, we won't have any trouble." Lol
Bill Murray was so dang hilarious in this movie! He had such a way of delivering his lines, they are just so funny! “I love this plan! I’m happy to be a part of it!”
A lot of us who grew up with the movie as kids took it seriously, that Ghostbusting was a profession. It wasn't a comedy, it was real for us. It also allowed kids to play as Ghostbusters in the school yard. Instead of facing off against each other, they worked together against invisible ghosts. That's what it was so great about Ghostbusters. It was played straight. Even something as silly as a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man showing up because it was a random thought was real. It could actually happen, because random thoughts did this.
Absolutely agree.. 😀😀👍.. He's all happy, bad-ass, and confident- until he sees the Ghostbusters crossing the streams into the portal.. & his expression quickly changes to "Ooohhhh SHIT!!!".. absolutely perfect.. Priceless!!! 😀😀😀👌
I always really liked how Ghostbusters despite the jokes and silly finale, still takes itself fairly seriously. A giant Mr. Stay Puft is incredibly goofy, but it's still Gozer the Destructor. It'll destroy everyone if the Ghostbusters don't stop it.
Hey, come to think of it, maybe Ray just did them a huge favor. Sure he may have unleashed a giant Marshmallow of destruction, but who knows what could’ve happened had the rest thought of something more deadly like Godzilla.
Yeah I feel like the Level of Power in the Character definitely depends on what you think of so I geuss the only thing weaker would be a Feather Monster
@@paulsmith9192 i don't know if ray actually saved NY. From ghozer a creature probably a lvl 100 that destroyed countless worlds, summoned to a lvl 1 form thanks to ray
My dad happens to be friends with a lady that helped design and put together, Slimmer and Stay Puft etc’... Not sure her name, wish I could have met her this one time he had brought my son out to lunch to meet with her. Can’t remember why I wasn’t able to go. “Update”***.... Her name is, Terri Hardin.
This scene will always be hilarious and epic at the same time. Such huge tension and build up, it keeps you in suspense, and then it does something so ridiculously awesome like this. This movie is true lightning caught in a bottle. No one could ever duplicate this
4:58-5:07 Some thing about this moment hit me. Venkman knew the risks yet he decided to pull one last joke in the face of possible vaporization. Amazing how stoic he was. And the fact that Ray reciprocated makes it a bit more emotional.
This is one of the greatest film moments in my life, and it chokes me up whenever I hear the foot stomps… thank you for all the memories. This, truly, was one of the most impactful movies of my generation.
@@Rildar poor Ray. He didn’t fuck up, they all thought he did but in reality he saved their asses and possibly the world by choosing a big fluffy candy man as the Destructor form. They *would* have thought of something eventually, it’s not like Gozer has a time limit, and instead of having to fight Godzilla or a demon or god forbid J. Edgar Hoover they got a giant squishy marshmallow dude without any powers
I knew a guy in high school who would run around singing "Dirty deeds Thunderchief" while playing basketball... One day I asked him, "What the hell are you saying?" He said he was singing an AC/DC song... I said dude, it's "Dirty deeds DONE DIRT CHEAP"... He says "Oh, it really sounds like Thunderchief to me." Anyhow, he stopped saying it all together after that...
how odd is that to first suggest and then to lock it down and follow through with it. it's not even a real marshmallow character... is it like thinking of a cereal box cartoon? lol ray chose the funniest way to ever die
No matter how many times I see this, I will still smile and laugh at the hilarity and absurdity of this iconic scene. There will *NEVER* be another moment this like this in cinema again. I love you Mr. Stay Puft!!!!!
It takes a perfect formula for absurdity to equal genius. There is absolutely no room for error. The smallest fraction off, and the course is rerouted to hoakiness. This is the most perfect and solid equation!
This whole sequence, the dog fight in the original Star Wars, and Marty trying to get back to 1985... those are my top three movie moments which made me grateful of being born in the ‘70s. I❤️GB!
@Mikee Holl didn't you wish that stay puff should of destroyed some buildings or something? He was taken out too easily the fight with gozer was non exsentice. Just wish fight was better
It's the same for me, the film has always been a good example for me of how perceptions differ as a child and as an adult. As a kid it was a horror film for me, now it's a comedy.
This movie maybe was the first time where somebody tried to bring a something from a lovecraftian horror magnitude into comedy and did work pretty well. Because the movie is a comedy but not an absurd comedy, instead is a comedy with very coherent elements like any other welldone serious science fiction movie. That is why is so special and unique.
A lot of people fail to notice the heavy lovecraft influences in Ghostbusters. Both Harold Ramis and Dan Akroyd were huge HPL readers, as well as people like august derleth and Frank Long
One of them eventually would have thought of something, like Godzilla or the beast from revelations, or god forbid J. Edgar Hoover. Ray saved all their asses and probably the world by picking a giant fluffy candy man who most certainly doesn’t have atomic breath or Hell Stuff or J. Edgar Hoover’s many unnatural powers. Good going, Ray
@@orbitalbutt6757 Agreed, and I daresay that it was actually incredibly clever. Not only did he pick something easy for them to handle, but in picking a rip-off of the Michelin Man with no known powers to him or anyone who bought the brand, he activities restricted Gozer's power, and limiting the destruction that Gozer created to literally almost nothing (cause a fist made out of soft, malleable marshmallows is not going to do that much damage, let's just be honest).
The whole thing is awesome and classic, but 2:03 to 2:10 This scene is friggin *CREEPY* The dark silhouette of Mr. Stay Puft's head just creeping through town with only the audio of his creepy footsteps set to the most bone-chilling horror music ever. I won't lie when I say that this one scene has kept me up at night.
Considering that no matter how silly the form they gave it, it was still some freaky Lovecraftian horror--it just didn't seem to comprehend or care about how they chose for it to manifest itself.
Actually Ray saved the group. If they had all imagined 'nothing', then a void of nothingness would have popped into existence and annihilated everything. But instead Ray thought of a giant creature that was clumsy and would take time to reach them.
No-one can fully understand how funny this scene was unless you were in a packed theater in ,, what was it 84? The crowd roared and cried and nobody could even hear the movie for a minute when Ray said "it's the stay puft marshmellow man".. Ahh when movies were good and funny..
RIP Ivan Reitman. You made a huge mark on my life. Growing up enjoying your movies is an amazing experience that I share with countless other 80s kids. Thank you & we'll see you on the other side.
It's only as an adult you realise just how Stay Puft could've gone the other way in turning the ultimate battle in to a bit of joke. The noises Stay Puft makes as well as the sinister smile combined with an angry expression ensures that you do in fact take it seriously. You can see why Reitman initially was on edge about Stay Puft. Also in adulthood, unless it's just me, even as an adult, when Gozer is talking fast, I never really understood word for word what she said, as an adult, you still have to strain, I am surprised that wasn't dealt with in '84. I would love to see the "big guy" back in 'Afterlife'. I know I am also pushing my luck, but I would love to see The Real Ghostbusters version of the Containment Unit in film version as opposed to cartoon.
Stay pufft has always been a part of my childhood so seeing him here always got me pumped. Years later I'm trying to imagine what it was like seeing his premier and I gotta say it must've been too confusing and hysterical for words
Am I the only one who found Stay Puft’s intro terrifying? I wasn’t expecting it and to see this cartoon face with a huge grin slowly walking through the streets was creepy.
Stay Puft is both a funny character bit for Ray, but still remains a frightening force of antagonism. This isn’t the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from earth, this an interdimensional god’s interpretation. It smiles nearly the whole way through, which is plain creepy. I’m surprised it was made of homogenous marshmallow and not composed of flesh and blood.
I believe in the commentary, they kept the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in because the test audiences went wild every time this scene happened. So, yeah, I could only imagine. It's been a long while since I've gone through that commentary though.
Yep. It sure was. The '80s were awesome. Most of the last 30 years has sucked big time. And then there was 2020 and 2021. Can't wait to see what's coming up next. See you on the other side, Ray.
Yesterday I was rewatching this and it occurred to me that I grew up watching Ghostbusters and I always knew Marshmallow Man and I've always loved him. The thing is, that this thing is embedded in our collective imaginarium. But the people who walked into the theatre in 1984 to watch GB when it premiered, witnessed this giant marshmallow made guy powered by an evil ancient god walking through NY streets, for the very first time in history without any idea that he was going to show up and that's just hilarious.
I wonder if Gozer felt humiliated after realizing that such a silly-looking form (Stay-Puft) was chosen. I mean c'mon, you can't be scared of Stay-Puft no matter how big he is! He is so adorable lol.
You should try hunting down a one-shot comic published by IDW 5-6 years back called Ghostbusters Deviations. Here's the outline from the GB wiki:- In an alternate timeline, the Ghostbusters chose not to cross the streams. The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man took over Manhattan and coated the city in its marshmallow-like substance. To make matters worse, it expelled sentient poop dubbed Mini Pufts. Gozer was not pleased with being bound to the form of Stay Puft. It was disturbed by the sound of its voice, having its expression stuck in a smile, and being adorable. It found the only thing as tall as it were trees and buildings and became lonely. It was a nightmare. The Stay Puft form was bound to this dimension and Gozer was bound to the Stay Puft form. It wanted to go back to its home dimension, thus liberating itself from the form, but could not do so by itself. Stay Puft walked to the Firehouse and peeked through the hole in the ceiling at the Ghostbusters, greeting them a "Hey, guys. What's up?" The Ghostbusters responded by shooting at them. He spit on them. Seven and half minutes later, the Ghostbusters finished processing what Gozer wanted. They agreed to help but refused to cross the streams. An hour later, Egon and Ray thought of releasing and recruiting Tempore Ruga, a ghost with the power to fold time. At first, Tempore wasn't interested in helping then Winston pointed out the world was ruled by Stay Puft. Tempore quickly changed his mind.
Those were excellent comics. Also at one point they threaten to bind Gozer into the form of a SpongeBob SquarePants knockoff and it’s so horrified by the prospect that it immediately settles down
@@GlaceonFan1997 Honestly I thought it was okay. A little underwhelming but not terrible. If they do make a 2nd one I hope its better. However, what they did with Harold Ramis was pretty amazing.
@@AidenYTP I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us. Mr. Stay Puft.
The thing that always made the atmosphere more intense for me even as a child was hearing the sirens blaring, I would hate to be the emergency services dealing with all of that and people panicking and running for their bloody lives😂
If I had Ray's idea to think of something from my childhood that would never harm anyone, I would've thought of either Mickey Mouse or SpongeBob SquarePants. At least no one thought of a dinosaur, dragon, King Kong or Godzilla.
@@davidthedrawbird8687 I know SpongeBob didn’t exist back then. I’m saying if I were to think of something in this moment of time. Not if I were to think of it back in the 80s.
Wait but isn't spongebob practically immortal. He's been dismembered numerous times throughout the series, and that one bullying episode showed him being immune to blunt trauma as well. Honestly it sounds like spongebob would be a significantly larger threat.
For me if I had ray's idea I think a childhood horror character from a game I will choose freddy bendy hello neighbor baldi basic's tatteltell Sonic exe and slender man
@@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly I remember watching this again right after Black Panther came out and I had to turn on the subtitles because I couldn’t believe my own ears
One of the best things about this scene is the fact Stay Puft wasn't in the movie trailer at all so it was a total surprise. These days with every movie having about a dozen trailers you can pretty much plot out the entire movie by watching them.
Thats amazing
I agree
True I like that
Really!?!
Yeah
Just the way Ray says: “It’s the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man” with such unsurprising irony is the best line of the movie 😂😂😂
whatever giant marshmallow evil attack
What’s irony
Well there ‘s some think u don’t see every day
sometimes it seems like all the lines are the best lines in this movie. I just love the whole thing.
@@denisejason7254 I think it’s like similar to sarcasm?
What’s hilarious is a Ghostbusters comic confirmed that Ray did think of the most harmless thing, and that giving Gozer the body of Stay Puft meant it was slow and heavy, and unable to do a lot of damage
If that's the case then I would've thought of Jabba the Hutt
@paulspuppetshows746 A giant Jabba the Hutt would have been horrifying
@@paulspuppetshows746 Not a good idea. Hutts are apparently insanely durable and tough, to where blaster fire doesn't even phase them.
@@paulspuppetshows746You would of killed the whole town with that thought 😭
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 Not tough enough to resist a little petite woman strangling one of them with a chain though.
“I’m terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.”
That line just hits different when the most intelligent member of the group is the one saying it.
I love how in the video game, when Mr. Stay Puft appears, everyone looks at Ray, but he said, "It wasn't me this time!" I think that's how it went.
It went, "It wasn't me this time, I swear it!"
Also like the lore detail they added about how Gozer’s forever stuck in the Stay Puft form until he manages to destroy Earth’s dimensional plane. So it’s funny self-punishment for the Destroyer.
@@benwasserman8223 or until there's a successful re-selection
Speaking of the video game, Egon made a good point in his notes about the event
@@alchemist824 what was that?
Rest in peace, Ivan Reitman. You definitely gifted my generation with classic movies such as this.
At least he died after the release of Afterlife.
@YoWhatsupguys88he’s the director and the voice of slimer
@@ScallyWag637 he died before, they used cgi to scan his face
Imagine one of them thought Godzilla…
Rip Harold Ramis
‘Sorry Venkman…I’m terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.’ God bless Harold Ramis. What an absolutely brilliant scene. Imagine seeing that on the pages of the script and then actually delivering it with this degree of success. An iconic scene from an iconic, lightning in a bottle movie.
@@TCCHClips7 they remade Gozer in the new Ghostbusters movie
Harold Ramis wrote the script.
I always thought what he meant by that was he was so frightened that he couldn't think straight. Am I right?
@@mehchocolate1257 2:35 noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! It's making the illusion that it sounds like that
2:41 AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! Same situation.
The fact that stay puff has a smile on his face and looks happy but is actually there to cause harm, is actually terrifying!
My thoughts exactly! It always creeped me out as a kid
and the top of a building exploded. in nyc.
@@michaelbarriga1107 didn't bother me and I was 14 in 1998 when I saw this on comedy central at the time loved this scene it's my favorite part of the movie 📼
I thought that was just a fixed expression because he was marshmallow. Then I saw him angry when he got zapped. Which means Gozer was genuinely walking along at the start going 😄
@@Moondial though the same thing 😊
R.I.P. Harold Ramis (Egon), Paddy Edwards (Voice of Gozer) and Ivan Reitman (Director, Producer, Voice of Slimer and Zuul). You will never be forgotten
And may their legacies live on Through the next generation. And may they be in his holiness's home.
Cies
Slavitza Jovan who played Gozer was Yugoslavian and Bill Murray joked about her pronounciation of ''Choose And Perish as he said it sounded like Jews and Berries so Paddy Edwards voiced Gozer
iirc "slimer" is from the cartoon and canonically in the movie his name is onionhead
Nooooo 😭😭, not Egon spengler someone hold me, i need emotional support, nooooo 😭😭.
You have to admit, for 1984, the facial expressions that Stay Puft had were amazing.
literally 1984
And are still the best!
The fact that most of the special effects in the whole movie were done "live" on set was amazing. Today it would be CGI.
Yeah it’s kinda twisted how he smiles while wreaking havoc
@@roseprevost8081 That depends the director behind it, some still use actual practical effects, other pure CGI, others use both
I know that Stay Puft's introduction is supposed to be a punchline, but it's still pretty epic.
@mm43501 yes you get the point: it is a punchline, and an epic line in both an adventure, and in an horror movie’s scene. What an unique and irresistible combination it was!
What punchline?
@@Drp_br_ The joke is that Ray, without trying or even realizing, tricked a literal god of destruction into taking on a ridiculous final form.
@@dalubnie ohhhh ok
Tbf a giant marshmallow man would be pretty terrifying in real life. It is still Gozer the Destructor.
“It’s the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man”
Probably one of the most simple, funniest and most iconic lines in cinematic history. It’s the way Dan Aykroyd delivers it 😂😂😂
"I'm terrified beyond the capability of rational thought" - Best line ever!🤣♥️👍🤘
That's one of my favorites too 😂
I love that line so much. 😂😂😂
honestly cracks me up everytime lol
What does that mean?
@@isaiahwalking means he's out of his mind with fear . Usually he would be capable to think calm and rational , but stay puft and his readings has totally unnerved him . 😱
"We've been going about this all wrong. This Mr. Stay Puft is ok, he's a Sailor, he's in New York. We get this guy laid, we won't have any trouble." Lol
Would have been even funnier if Winston replied "Peter, now isn't the time!"
Bill Murray was so dang hilarious in this movie! He had such a way of delivering his lines, they are just so funny! “I love this plan! I’m happy to be a part of it!”
Quick! Get the number for the 50ft tall woman!
@@hisdudeness8328 The statue of Liberty.
@@wendymathews1030 He sounds like he did in Scrooged.
The face Stay Puft pulls at 3:25 and the way he leans back is like ‘there you are, gonna get ya’
He's mocking them by crushing the church
3:11 - “Sorry, Venkman. I’m terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.” 😆
Always loved that line 🤣
What the what?😄
f f f
"Ray has gone bye bye, Egon"
That is possibly the single best quote the character of Spengler made, I love it how he says he’s terrified so calmly
I always refused to classify this as a comedy movie. It was always just "Ghostbusters. " This movie was its own genre, and this is the best scene.
Agreed... it was more like a sci-fi, action, romantic, thriller, comedy drama... in others words... it had it all.
Its one of those rare movies where you can take out all the comedy and you'd still have a fantastic sci-fi/horror film.
It’s a lot like Beetlejuice who seems to have its own genre as well. Both movies are a mix of many genres
It was definitely a horror movie to me when I saw it in 1986 as a little kid.
A lot of us who grew up with the movie as kids took it seriously, that Ghostbusting was a profession. It wasn't a comedy, it was real for us. It also allowed kids to play as Ghostbusters in the school yard. Instead of facing off against each other, they worked together against invisible ghosts. That's what it was so great about Ghostbusters. It was played straight. Even something as silly as a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man showing up because it was a random thought was real. It could actually happen, because random thoughts did this.
Ramis's deadpan delivery of "I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought..." gets me every time.
He's so cute! I love how his face gets all angry when they hurt him lmao
I mean I would hate it if my body was burning alive.
Mr. Stay Puft is okay. He's a sailor, he's in New York. We get this guy laid, we won't have any trouble.
nobody:
babys face when they cry: 3:40
Ikr he just wants friends
@@ThatStupidIdoitMatt lol ikr
The face of borderline terror Stay Puff makes when it realizes what is going on is priceless
Absolutely agree.. 😀😀👍.. He's all happy, bad-ass, and confident- until he sees the Ghostbusters crossing the streams into the portal.. & his expression quickly changes to "Ooohhhh SHIT!!!".. absolutely perfect.. Priceless!!! 😀😀😀👌
Its “Puft”
This means he had actually scientific knowledge of the ghostbusters technology and of what was about to happen
@@KYoung-kj7hr | Gozer _is_ a god, so it makes sense that they are omnipotent.
@mike ruddy
No need to be grammar police we all know who he’s talking about
I always really liked how Ghostbusters despite the jokes and silly finale, still takes itself fairly seriously.
A giant Mr. Stay Puft is incredibly goofy, but it's still Gozer the Destructor. It'll destroy everyone if the Ghostbusters don't stop it.
Hey, come to think of it, maybe Ray just did them a huge favor. Sure he may have unleashed a giant Marshmallow of destruction, but who knows what could’ve happened had the rest thought of something more deadly like Godzilla.
That's why I love ghostbusters. It's funny but at the end of the day, we "gotta show this prehistoric bitch how we do things down town"
@@armorpro573 They'd definitely be screwed
@@Mr.Needle-Hamster What I’m saying
Yeah I feel like the Level of Power in the Character definitely depends on what you think of so I geuss the only thing weaker would be a Feather Monster
This is one of the most iconic movie villains from the 80s 😂
@Gomer Hanger didn't u wish stay puff should of destroyed buildings or something? Thought was taken out too easy
Don't limit him to just the 80s
And there were many. God bless(ed) the 80s.
@@paulsmith9192 i don't know if ray actually saved NY. From ghozer a creature probably a lvl 100 that destroyed countless worlds, summoned to a lvl 1 form thanks to ray
Its why you shouldn't try to remake it!!!
I like the fact that they made him an ally in the cartoon. Also that they are able to trap him with the ghost trap.
@Axl Dave what
@Axl Dave No, he said what he meant. In “The Real Ghostbusters” that happened.
@Axl Dave He was more friendly in the cartoon. He was friends with Slimer, even.
Actually, technically it was 4 or more Ghost traps for Stay Puff...
Meh. All that's cute may not be harmless.
I love Egon Spangler 's brutal honesty. Harold was a genius for delivering that line lol
I had the pleasure of meeting Billy Bryan, the man that built and wore the Stay Puft suit for this movie, it was an honor and a epic nerd moment. :)
Wasn't it said that the original Stay Puft suit was burned to nothing?
Damn, LUCKY!
THAT was definitely, too cool! ONLY one thing cooler, is, if he'd let you WEAR it, just ONCE!
@@XXLSSBBW I don't think they'd do that, to account for reshoots. They might do that with MINIATURES, though!
My dad happens to be friends with a lady that helped design and put together, Slimmer and Stay Puft etc’... Not sure her name, wish I could have met her this one time he had brought my son out to lunch to meet with her. Can’t remember why I wasn’t able to go. “Update”***.... Her name is, Terri Hardin.
This scene will always be hilarious and epic at the same time. Such huge tension and build up, it keeps you in suspense, and then it does something so ridiculously awesome like this. This movie is true lightning caught in a bottle. No one could ever duplicate this
Well they did try
The Real Ghostbusters will always be the best continuation of their adventures.
Let's hope that Afterlife is a continuation of this lightning in a bottle.
@@80scody75 I hope so, but without Harold Ramis, I’m a little worried. Still, I will happily pay to see it
@@80scody75 it looks decent from the trailer and it's a continuation of the original
Mr. Staypuft was actually able to not just climb but scale the entire building by itself was amazing and mind-blowing.
While on fire.
“If we think of Jay Edgar Hoover, Jay Edger Hoover will come to destroy to destroy us”
One of the reasons I love Bill Murray
Even as a kid I did wonder why one of them didn’t then automatically think of Jay Edgar Hoover once he said that
@@Moondial Obviously no one really kept the politic and US history as their hobby. Especially when it comes to historical figure.
Pity the poor bastards standing under him looking up his skirt
In the german dub, they said Joseph Stalin instead of J Edgar Hoover.
FORREAL!!! ❤️
02:03 is so brilliant. The music, the camera angle, the brief glimpse at his face. Great filmmaking
2:06 if you look real close I think he even looks at them
His eyes are really creepy
4:58-5:07 Some thing about this moment hit me. Venkman knew the risks yet he decided to pull one last joke in the face of possible vaporization. Amazing how stoic he was.
And the fact that Ray reciprocated makes it a bit more emotional.
"Total protonic reversal."
Very bad, indeed. 😂
Seeing this after the Mini Pufts were revealed. And years later, this still looks awesome and authentic.
True
This is whats happened. Its a real story.
@Gabriel The Fnaf Fan It's the 80's and sometimes things happened with no logical reason.
But what do you expect from a 30+ year old movie?🤷
@Gabriel The Fnaf Fan possibly because of the giant marshmallow man ghost attacking the city and the resulting mass chaos and panic?
Just a guess.
Hello
4:45 Venkman randomly slapping Ray is one of many funny moments here.
😂😂😂😂😂
It's so casual I don't even notice it 80% of the time :D
Actually it was ray who started it. Remember the jail scene ray slapped venkman probably not in the script as also this scene in return.
This is one of the greatest film moments in my life, and it chokes me up whenever I hear the foot stomps… thank you for all the memories. This, truly, was one of the most impactful movies of my generation.
I love how Ray is slowly backing away from the group. 😂
He knew he fucked up lol
He’s like a little kid backing away from the other kids who are being yelled at and they’re like “We didn’t do it.”
@@Rildar poor Ray. He didn’t fuck up, they all thought he did but in reality he saved their asses and possibly the world by choosing a big fluffy candy man as the Destructor form. They *would* have thought of something eventually, it’s not like Gozer has a time limit, and instead of having to fight Godzilla or a demon or god forbid J. Edgar Hoover they got a giant squishy marshmallow dude without any powers
The slow turn and glare at Ray from the other three is just iconic and spot on. Like they know he just royaly screwed them
@@mgmsong he couldn't help it like he said it just popped in there 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.
As a kid in the late 80's, I thought it was "state puff" marshmallow man.
I thought it was state puff until I reread it right now
I knew a guy in high school who would run around singing "Dirty deeds Thunderchief" while playing basketball... One day I asked him, "What the hell are you saying?" He said he was singing an AC/DC song... I said dude, it's "Dirty deeds DONE DIRT CHEAP"... He says "Oh, it really sounds like Thunderchief to me." Anyhow, he stopped saying it all together after that...
I don't know where I heard it from, but for some reason still unknown to me I used to call Mr. Stay- Puft 'Boco'.
I used to think it was called the "Stay Puff" Marshmallow Man.
I used to think it was called state puff as well XD
I just can’t get enough of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and I’ve collected several of his toys and the Big Guy never gets old for fans.
how odd is that to first suggest and then to lock it down and follow through with it. it's not even a real marshmallow character... is it like thinking of a cereal box cartoon? lol ray chose the funniest way to ever die
@@businesswalks8301"So, how did you die?"
*"I uh.. got squished by a 100 foot tall marshmallow man."*
Same here...😂
For some reason my favorite part about this scene is Egon confidently saying “There’s *Definitely* a very slim chance we’ll survive”
"I am ABSOLUTELY sure that the calculation I just did in my head resulted in a number greater than zero. Slightly greater."
No matter how many times I see this, I will still smile and laugh at the hilarity and absurdity of this iconic scene. There will *NEVER* be another moment this like this in cinema again.
I love you Mr. Stay Puft!!!!!
Walter Peck does not. I daresay that after his Destructor bath the man never so much as tolerated marshmallows in his cocoa for the rest of his life.
It takes a perfect formula for absurdity to equal genius. There is absolutely no room for error. The smallest fraction off, and the course is rerouted to hoakiness.
This is the most perfect and solid equation!
Ray is basically saying “I can’t believe my childhood icon is destroying us”
Welp…never meet your heroes 😂
Worst decision give to a destructive deity
This whole sequence, the dog fight in the original Star Wars, and Marty trying to get back to 1985... those are my top three movie moments which made me grateful of being born in the ‘70s. I❤️GB!
@Mikee Holl didn't you wish that stay puff should of destroyed some buildings or something? He was taken out too easily the fight with gozer was non exsentice. Just wish fight was better
@@paulsmith9192 Well, I do now, but back then being just a little kid, seeing this for the first time was an experience of a lifetime. 😆👍🏻
@@paulsmith9192 Dude he demolished a church, isn't that enough for your BLOODLUST? :P
The way ray says “it’s the stay puft marshmallow man” was such a, *sigh* damnit, moment lmao.
I love how Egon's response to Bill's question is the most normal response any of us would give given the current situation
Dr. Venkman: "What did you do Ray!?"
Winston: Ah shit!!
It was Winston who said ah shit
@@Brokenface oh ok
🤣🤣
@@macturtle4904 🤣🤣
I didn't realize he'd cursed!
4:06 as a kid I never appreciated how funny this movie actually is
It's the same for me, the film has always been a good example for me of how perceptions differ as a child and as an adult. As a kid it was a horror film for me, now it's a comedy.
Rest piece, Ivan Reitman and Thank you for making such an AWESOME franchise like Ghostbusters
This movie maybe was the first time where somebody tried to bring a something from a lovecraftian horror magnitude into comedy and did work pretty well. Because the movie is a comedy but not an absurd comedy, instead is a comedy with very coherent elements like any other welldone serious science fiction movie. That is why is so special and unique.
A lot of people fail to notice the heavy lovecraft influences in Ghostbusters. Both Harold Ramis and Dan Akroyd were huge HPL readers, as well as people like august derleth and Frank Long
They really should thank Ray, he inadvertently picked a level 1 boss for the quick win, albeit a little messy!
If a lvl1 did that much I wonder what would've happened if lvl100
Or a one billion level boss
One of them eventually would have thought of something, like Godzilla or the beast from revelations, or god forbid J. Edgar Hoover. Ray saved all their asses and probably the world by picking a giant fluffy candy man who most certainly doesn’t have atomic breath or Hell Stuff or J. Edgar Hoover’s many unnatural powers. Good going, Ray
@@orbitalbutt6757 Agreed, and I daresay that it was actually incredibly clever. Not only did he pick something easy for them to handle, but in picking a rip-off of the Michelin Man with no known powers to him or anyone who bought the brand, he activities restricted Gozer's power, and limiting the destruction that Gozer created to literally almost nothing (cause a fist made out of soft, malleable marshmallows is not going to do that much damage, let's just be honest).
Imagine he thought of a Xenomorph with acid blood.
Remember watching stay puft as a kid. I was totally smiling cause he was so cute yet terrifying at the same time!
The whole thing is awesome and classic, but 2:03 to 2:10 This scene is friggin *CREEPY*
The dark silhouette of Mr. Stay Puft's head just creeping through town with only the audio of his creepy footsteps set to the most bone-chilling horror music ever. I won't lie when I say that this one scene has kept me up at night.
I used to get nightmares of Stay Puft walking down streets... To hunt me in my home...
Me too.
Same
Considering that no matter how silly the form they gave it, it was still some freaky Lovecraftian horror--it just didn't seem to comprehend or care about how they chose for it to manifest itself.
The angry face breathing a sheet of fire up the building is the one that gave me nightmares
1:13 Ray's face as the stay puft marshmallow man slowly pops into his head 😂😂
Me: Ray, What Just Popped in There!?
I tried to think. Look!!!!!!
Lmao
Actually Ray saved the group. If they had all imagined 'nothing', then a void of nothingness would have popped into existence and annihilated everything. But instead Ray thought of a giant creature that was clumsy and would take time to reach them.
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2:17. Every time I see this part and I said, "Where's a Megazord when you need one?"
2:15 "Play Grass Skirt chase"
Or how bout Godzilla?
He would roast Stay Puft in seconds.
“What did you do Ray?”
“Oh shit!!!”
2:13 it’s the stay puff marshmallow man.
Say shoot not shit
Well there’s something you don’t see everyday
It's the Stay Puft. Marshmallow man
@wenzel angeles 😐
No-one can fully understand how funny this scene was unless you were in a packed theater in ,, what was it 84? The crowd roared and cried and nobody could even hear the movie for a minute when Ray said "it's the stay puft marshmellow man"..
Ahh when movies were good and funny..
5:56 Bro got Marshmallowed💀
It's actually shaving cream. About 2k ibs of it
It’s shaving cream if you search it up it looks stay puft was made by shaving cream
Was he not the cutest giant villain ever with those chubby legs and cheeks, now I'm in the mood for some smores… lol.
All you need are a giant Wonka chocolate bar and some giant graham crackers then you're ready to go!
@@fynnthefox9078 actually, I think I know what Stay Puft really needs! Some "colossal" love and affection!
He was adorable and yet creepy. Wait, does that even make sense?
@@SquidwardQ.Tentacles899 are you friends with stay puft then??
Yes he is so cute and chubby ^_^
“Ray has gone bye bye Egon...”
🤣🤣🤣
@@faridmuhammad5145 how old are you? Because the guy's name name is "EGON" Spengler
What have you got left?
Mario has gone bye bye E. Gadd
@@Gundam4 Sorry, Venkman. I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.
RIP Ivan Reitman. You made a huge mark on my life. Growing up enjoying your movies is an amazing experience that I share with countless other 80s kids. Thank you & we'll see you on the other side.
"What just Popped in there" the most iconic person in the whole Franchise
It's only as an adult you realise just how Stay Puft could've gone the other way in turning the ultimate battle in to a bit of joke. The noises Stay Puft makes as well as the sinister smile combined with an angry expression ensures that you do in fact take it seriously. You can see why Reitman initially was on edge about Stay Puft.
Also in adulthood, unless it's just me, even as an adult, when Gozer is talking fast, I never really understood word for word what she said, as an adult, you still have to strain, I am surprised that wasn't dealt with in '84. I would love to see the "big guy" back in 'Afterlife'. I know I am also pushing my luck, but I would love to see The Real Ghostbusters version of the Containment Unit in film version as opposed to cartoon.
Remember, after rebuilding the firehouse in "Citizen Ghost", Egon made it bigger.
Well, the latest Afterlife trailer did show mini Stay Pufts being animated.
Stay pufft has always been a part of my childhood so seeing him here always got me pumped. Years later I'm trying to imagine what it was like seeing his premier and I gotta say it must've been too confusing and hysterical for words
This movie can't be beat by ANY remakes.
Agreed well said 😊
Yeah thankfully there were no remakes ever
Only a reboot starring females.
@@johnnygallagher5718 At least Afterlife was decent
@@anakinskywalker2061 yea afterlife was pretty good
Am I the only one who found Stay Puft’s intro terrifying? I wasn’t expecting it and to see this cartoon face with a huge grin slowly walking through the streets was creepy.
Stay Puft is both a funny character bit for Ray, but still remains a frightening force of antagonism. This isn’t the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from earth, this an interdimensional god’s interpretation. It smiles nearly the whole way through, which is plain creepy. I’m surprised it was made of homogenous marshmallow and not composed of flesh and blood.
3:34 Dr Venkman: NOBODY STEPS ON A CHURCH IN MY TOWN
1, 2, 3, Roast Him!!
Funny, us going out like this.
@gabrielthedeerhunter2027 (To Mingzilla) Nobody steps on a church in my town!!!
This must've been hilarious in theaters
I believe in the commentary, they kept the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in because the test audiences went wild every time this scene happened. So, yeah, I could only imagine. It's been a long while since I've gone through that commentary though.
I dunno i saw it when I was 7. Ran out screaming when sigorney weaver started floating above the bed.
It was.
Yep. It sure was. The '80s were awesome. Most of the last 30 years has sucked big time. And then there was 2020 and 2021.
Can't wait to see what's coming up next.
See you on the other side, Ray.
It was 😃
Yesterday I was rewatching this and it occurred to me that I grew up watching Ghostbusters and I always knew Marshmallow Man and I've always loved him. The thing is, that this thing is embedded in our collective imaginarium. But the people who walked into the theatre in 1984 to watch GB when it premiered, witnessed this giant marshmallow made guy powered by an evil ancient god walking through NY streets, for the very first time in history without any idea that he was going to show up and that's just hilarious.
I wonder if Gozer felt humiliated after realizing that such a silly-looking form (Stay-Puft) was chosen. I mean c'mon, you can't be scared of Stay-Puft no matter how big he is! He is so adorable lol.
You should try hunting down a one-shot comic published by IDW 5-6 years back called Ghostbusters Deviations. Here's the outline from the GB wiki:-
In an alternate timeline, the Ghostbusters chose not to cross the streams. The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man took over Manhattan and coated the city in its marshmallow-like substance. To make matters worse, it expelled sentient poop dubbed Mini Pufts. Gozer was not pleased with being bound to the form of Stay Puft. It was disturbed by the sound of its voice, having its expression stuck in a smile, and being adorable. It found the only thing as tall as it were trees and buildings and became lonely. It was a nightmare. The Stay Puft form was bound to this dimension and Gozer was bound to the Stay Puft form. It wanted to go back to its home dimension, thus liberating itself from the form, but could not do so by itself. Stay Puft walked to the Firehouse and peeked through the hole in the ceiling at the Ghostbusters, greeting them a "Hey, guys. What's up?" The Ghostbusters responded by shooting at them. He spit on them. Seven and half minutes later, the Ghostbusters finished processing what Gozer wanted. They agreed to help but refused to cross the streams. An hour later, Egon and Ray thought of releasing and recruiting Tempore Ruga, a ghost with the power to fold time. At first, Tempore wasn't interested in helping then Winston pointed out the world was ruled by Stay Puft. Tempore quickly changed his mind.
Those were excellent comics. Also at one point they threaten to bind Gozer into the form of a SpongeBob SquarePants knockoff and it’s so horrified by the prospect that it immediately settles down
I know who ain't afraid of no ghost
80's movies just hit different back then. This is such a classic, I hope the new movie can reach just a fraction of the magic this has.
Now that its been over a year, what are your thoughts on Afterlife?
@@GlaceonFan1997 Honestly I thought it was okay. A little underwhelming but not terrible. If they do make a 2nd one I hope its better. However, what they did with Harold Ramis was pretty amazing.
I like the stay puft marshmallow man
"If we think of J. Edgar Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover will co..."
(A giant J. Edgar Hoover starts knocking over buildings and destroying the city)
Giant Hoover: DEATH TO COMMUNISM AND ITS SUPPORTERS! JFK SUCKS! ANYONE WHO ISN'T ME MUST DIE! RRRAAAGGGHHH!! /smashes a bunch of stuff/
All while wearing a dress.
J Edgar hoover coulnt hurt anybody except an evening gown?
Ray: You just couldn't keep your big mouth shut, Venkman
***giant marshmallow man appears***
Peter venkman: *well that’s something you don’t see everyday*
....well it isn't.
@@Supperdude9 I know
Even in their line of work?
@@SamuelBlack84 nope. Only saw that thing… I think 2 to 4 times?
@@AidenYTP I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us. Mr. Stay Puft.
My all time favorite movie. RIP Harold Ramis.
Well, guess what, buddy. This movie is officially 40 years old today.
“There’s definitely a very slim chance we’ll survive” lmao the way he delivers this with the eyerolls gets me every time.
"I love this plan! I'm excited to be a part of it! Let's do it!"
2:13 "it's the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man"
"Nobody steps a church in my town!"
Love that one!
One, two, three, Roast Him!
I still find city model miniatures and practical effects with minimal CGI so much better than today's crap.
2:12 i love this scene
Me too
It's the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man...
I love that delivery hahahaha!
Hilariously and unpredictably terrifying.
This movie has provided me so much happiness for nearly 40 years. I don’t think any other film could ever hit the notes that this one does.
2:28 - That face.... With that growl. Genius.
5:20 Stay Puft's face goes from anger to shock to fear
Been watching this movie my whole life and never noticed that
This scene will forever be in my top 10. LOL it is GLORIOUS.
hard to imagine this will be 40 years old in 2024....
How is that funny?
@chris falkenberg Please use paragraphs, Chris.
"What Just Popped in there Ray?" and "Are You a god?" gets me every time i watch this movie.
4:45 The random slap Venkman gives Ray is gold. 🤣
@chris falkenberg e
One of my favorite scenes in this!!!!
Edit: 3:38 Look at Ray, he feels bad for the marshmallow man because he was his childhood…
The best comedy/horror movie ever! It has such a unique vibe and concept. Total classic! 👻🚫
It’s good seeing Walter peck getting his just deserts haha
Right? Couldn’t have happened to a nicer man.
Even if William Atherton was NOT happy at how much they dumped on his head...
Those marshmallow guts must have been scolding hot! Serves him right!
Desserts.
According to the commentary on the DVD, they didn't tell the actor that was going to happen, and he wasn't too happy about it lol
“What do you got?”
“Sorry, Ray. I’m terrified beyond the capacity of ration thought”
😂😂 love this movie
He said Venkman, not Ray.
@@jaredruff9823 thx. I should’ve re read that
@@retromagic5020 Lol. No problem.
Rigby And Mordecai Jaeggyzilla!
"Sorry,i'm terrified beyond the capacity of rational thought" Always loved that line
Also 3:23 he's no longer so cute and cuddly
5:22 look at stay pufts’s face😹
XD
Wow
"NO! NOT MY BUILDING!"
@@troyandrew6154 lol
he really said 👁️👄👁️
3:00 - "We used to roast Stay Puft marshmallows... at Camp Wakanda."
*T'Challa has entered the chat*
"Somebody get this man a proton pack."
3:43 always loved this shot. Very epic
The thing that always made the atmosphere more intense for me even as a child was hearing the sirens blaring, I would hate to be the emergency services dealing with all of that and people panicking and running for their bloody lives😂
If I had Ray's idea to think of something from my childhood that would never harm anyone, I would've thought of either Mickey Mouse or SpongeBob SquarePants.
At least no one thought of a dinosaur, dragon, King Kong or Godzilla.
SpongeBob didn't exist back then, this movie was made in 1984, the intertidal zone was made in 1986
@@davidthedrawbird8687 I know SpongeBob didn’t exist back then. I’m saying if I were to think of something in this moment of time. Not if I were to think of it back in the 80s.
Wait but isn't spongebob practically immortal. He's been dismembered numerous times throughout the series, and that one bullying episode showed him being immune to blunt trauma as well.
Honestly it sounds like spongebob would be a significantly larger threat.
If Gozer had the same imagination as Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park, choosing Mickey Mouse might not be such a good idea.
For me if I had ray's idea I think a childhood horror character from a game I will choose freddy bendy hello neighbor baldi basic's tatteltell Sonic exe and slender man
“Sorry, Venkman. I’m terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.” 😂😂😂
Venkman is surprisingly calm throughout this whole experience! 😂😂😂😂
Stunned disbelief! 😂😂😂
We used to roast Stay-Puft Marshmallows, by the fire at Camp Waconda.
Great Ray!! XD
Waconda forever
@@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly I remember watching this again right after Black Panther came out and I had to turn on the subtitles because I couldn’t believe my own ears
5:57 😆
He should've said Camp North Star as an in-joke for Meatballs.
Is that a real camp
Great story, great film very creative love it. Stay Puft Marshmallow Man should be an icon & should be have Hollywood fame star
The evil look on Stay Puft’s face makes me cackle every time.